Emma Abrahamson, La Costa Canyon
16% (1455)

Talisha Dozier, Mount Miguel
43% (3878)

Kailey Hill, Ramona
40% (3611)

8944 total votes.

THE AWARD

The final games of the 2013-14 school year have been played. It’s time to choose the High School Athletes of the Year. U-T San Diego and the Hall of Champions have considered the candidates and come up with three finalists for the girls. Their selection was based on athletic achievement throughout the school year.

THE VOTE

The voting is weighted. Online results, U-T San Diego and the Hall of Champions each accounts for one-third of the final vote.

THE GALA

Winners will be announced at the Prep Athletes Awards Gala. The eighth annual event will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Hall of Champions. For information, contact the Hall of Champions at (619) 699-2338 or visit the Hall’s website at sdhoc.com.

THE FINALISTS

Emma Abrahamson, La Costa Canyon, Sr.

Abrahamson, who has accepted a scholarship to Vanderbilt, established herself as one of the finest runners in California in cross country and track and field. In the fall, she won a San Diego Section cross country title, completing the 2.75-mile Balboa Park course in 16 minutes, 4 seconds. That was 21 seconds faster than the second-place finisher and a second straight section cross country championship for Abrahamson. In the spring, she won San Diego Section titles in the 1,600 meters with a personal-best 4:50.02 and in the 3,200 meters in 10:51.35. Abrahamson has been a consistent qualifier for the State Championships in both sports.

Talisha Dozier, Mount Miguel, Sr.

A three-sport athlete, the 5-foot-7 Dozier participated in volleyball, girls wrestling and track and field. She won a San Diego Section championship in wrestling, pinning her opponent in 49 seconds at 128 pounds. Dozier was chosen Most Outstanding Wrestler among middleweights and advanced to the State Championships, where she finished eighth. In track and field, she competed in five events during the season, reaching the section finals in the long jump and the 100 meters. She won the section title in the long jump with a career-best leap of 19 feet, 2½ inches. The performance earned Dozier her second straight trip to the track and field State Championships.

Kailey Hill, Ramona, Sr.

Hill competed in golf, basketball and softball for the Bulldogs. She helped guide Ramona to the postseason in basketball, averaging 10.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per contest to earn first-team All-Valley League recognition. On the softball diamond is where she shines the brightest. Hill, who has accepted a scholarship to USD, had a .649 batting average along with 49 RBIs and 13 HRs. In the pitching circle, she went 13-2 with a 2.21 ERA in 19 appearances. She struck out 87 batters in 98 1/3 innings while leading Ramona to a 22-9 record and a runner-up finish in San Diego Section Division I competition.